When I went to the endocrinologist back in March, she told me that I would be put on cholesterol meds next visit and that insulin was also going to be a possibility. At that time I still hadnt gotten definite approval (after all my denials)for my surgery so I didnt say anything to her about it. Didnt want to jinx it before it was scheduled!!

Well, today was my "next visit" and my cholesterol and triglycerides were now PERFECT!!!!!

My A1C was 9.0 in March & today it is 7.7. When it gets to 6.5 I am officially no longer diabetic!!

So no cholesterol meds, and I have gone from 4 glyburide a day to now only 1/4 of a 5mg tablet at bedtime only!! Thats it, a quarter of a pill 1 time a day!! That is for the next 2-3 weeks & then I can stop all diabetes meds completely!!

In March I weighed 239, today I was 205!!!! Almost to ONEDERLAND!!!

I am so psyched!! Finally I have a tool that is ging to help me be forever successful!!:cool2::w00t:

Edited June 11, 200818 yr by LynneB

From an April 2006'er to an April 2008'er......CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

What an amazing group of NSV's!!!! My question is, how can any Dr. look at that and not be supportive of this surgery???

When I was banded I was taking 2 meds for high blood pressure, taking Metformin for high blood sugar, and had been on cholesterol meds (they sent my liver enzymes soaring though!) and anti inflamatories for my aching knees........and now I do not take a single prescription medication!!!!

Well right now that is a lie! I am on some antibiotics following my TT--and you should have seen the look on my pharmacists face when he saw me!!! He told me, he figured we had gone to mail order prescription service.....I told him nope we got rid of the Rx's altogether!!! He was shocked by my change!!!

YAY us!!!

Keep up the GREAT work!!!!

Kat

Congratulations Lynne! Wow - that is a huge NSV!!!

Hi Lynne, all I can say is "AWESOME" That's why I had the surgery...to get healthy and to get off meds. Great job!

Oh wow that's fantastic news! I'm so happy for you!

Sorry, stupid newbie question: NSV? Please de-acronym.

Congratulations on your progress! Congratulations on normal blood values!:tt1::w00t::tt1:

Sorry, stupid newbie question: NSV? Please de-acronym.

Congratulations on your progress! Congratulations on normal blood values!:tt1::w00t::tt1:

NSV: Non scale Victory

Thank you! Looking forward to my first NSV, happy to read about yours!

Lynne - That is so awesome! I love reading stories like yours. Getting healthy is such a wonderful gift. Congrats!!!

Thats absolutely fabulous... I applaud you on all your hard work